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THE STATE CAriTOL— NORTH FRONT 



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Copyritlilecl. Wlfl by 
Geo. a. Lewis 



Thr Plmlos usrd in Ihis book arc by H. A. Orcncr. Frankfort. Kv. ( '^^ 



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THE STATE CAPITOL— WICST FRONT. 



^uinuut nf JKpprnpriatinns 

'/jTHE folldwing amounts liavc lioeii :iii|ini)iii:ili'(l fciv llio now rapitol by the various 
Legislatures : 

lOn-I, For tlic erection of tlio new Imil.linn- $1,000,000 

I'.tl)."). To )iureliase a new l(ieatioii 40,000 

100."). Sjiecial a])i)or])riati(in foi- additional gromid . 20.000 

lOOIi. '^Po cowr cost of clianiie in intcrioi' linisli . . . 2")0,(H)0 

lOO.S. To earry on work and fnrnidi liuildiun'. . . . 400.000 

1010. To (•oni])lete landsca]iiuij; of .tirounds 50,000 

Total , $1,820,000 



Cast nf the (L'npitnl 

AiuiMiut expcnik'il fur liuildiiiii; $1 .ISO, 4:! 1. SO 

Aniouut expended fur u;i-oiui(ls i;:!, , ii;',.Ofl 

Ammiiit expended inr I'ui'nilure, carpets, niarhlt! tlours, luui'al ]iainl- 

in-s. ele 141. SSI. 00 

Amount expended fur metal file eases, vaults, etc 4.'>.1SS.00 

Amount expended for ]iii\vcr plant 00, 000. 00 

Amount expended fur liealiiiLi. Iisj,liliii,ti and clceli'ical tixlures 108, 708. 20 

Anmunt expended fi>r ti^rrace and landsca]pinL!: lOO.OOO.OO 

Total amount cxpenile.l il;l,8-20.000 0(i 

Tlie fees of the arcliitect. Frank M. .\ndre\v.s — amounting to $S2.7oO.OO — are 
included in the above figures. 




REAE OF CAPITOL FROM WEST END. 



^tmcusinus nf State ^Moitsc 



Total length of Buildino;, from oast to west 403 feet 

ncjith of centval inirt of liiiildiiiu,-, lliniu,u,li the vestilmle ISO feet 

1 •iainclci' of Kotiiiiila 57 feet 

lleiiiht of P)uil(linij: friiin terrace lldiii' Id lop of parapet wall 80 feet 

lieinlit of Home from terrace lldui' Id tup of lantern 212 feet 

Witllli nf Arcliiteetnral Terrace, at llic front and rear of the wings of the bnilding 

and at the east end ,30 feet 

Width nf Arcliiteetnral Terrace at the west end and rear of central pavilion. . 40 feet 

Length df Pediment from east to west 74 feet 

Height of Poidiment from l)ase line to apex 25 feet 



^I|r ^c(u State ?l|misr 

'3j1jJ IIEN the T.egislaturo of l!l()4 mcl tlio 8t:ito of Konturky was practiciilly mit of 
t^ del)t, a hill a])iii'<)])i'iatiii<i' .$ l.OOO.OOO tuv the |iur]M)--c of erecting a new State 
Caiiitiil ])asse<i IJiat IjikIv with Imt (<ne disseiitiiig vole, anil a (•(iiMiuis.-;it)ii t(i 
carry uut the prdvisitms ol' the act was a]»iii)inteil, eoiisistiiig of the followiny;: 



J. C. W. BE(KiiA>r, 

H. V. McCllESNEY, 

S. \V. IIagek, 
N. R. Hays 

II. M. BOSWORTII, 

Henry B. Ware was made Pecrelar\- to the Tmard. 



( !overiior 
Secretary of State 
State Auditor 
Attorney Genera' 
State Treasurer 



It was provided hy the act ahove referred to that the new huilding was to he 
erected upon the site of the old, hilt when the Architect, Frank M. Andrews, of Day- 
ton, Ohio, ])resented his jilans it was found that the old location was not suitnhK- for 
the proposed structure, aud a special session of the Legislature was called to niecl in 
January, IDO."), to consider the matter. The I'csult was that the location was changed 
to the south side of Frankfort, if-lO.OOl) appr()])rialed for the purchase of grounds and 
tlie farm known as the "Hunt Place," containing thirty-three ai're.s, secured for the 
purpose. 




CAPITOL COMMISSION. WHICH I'.1';(;AN the CONSTUrCTIO N OF THE NEW CAI'lTnl, 
H. V. McCliHsiiey. Secy of State J. I'. W. Keckliam. Govornnr N. I!. Hayes. Att y Gen" 

H. M. Bosworth, Trea«nr«» S. W. Hnger, Auditor 




NEW CAPITOL COMMISSION, WHICH COMPLETKI) THE NEW KENTUCKY HOME 
Beu L. Brunei*. Sec'y State Augustus K. Willson. Governor James Creatlntt. Atfy Geu'l 

Fi'ank P. James, Auditor Edwin Farley, Treasurer 



A contract for the erection of the buildin.^; wa.s let to the General Supply and 
Construction Company of New York, and on tlie 14th of August, 1905, the ground was 
In-oken for the foundation, and on the IGth of June, 190(3, the corner stone was laid. 
The work progressed rapidly, but was scarcely under roof when, on the 1st of Jan- 
uary, 1908, there was a change of administration, and the following Commission- 
ers took chartve of affairs: 



Augustus E. Willson, 

Ben L. Bkuner, 

Frank P. James, 

James Bkeatiiitt, .... 
Edwin Farley, 

Capt. Edward M. Drane was made Secretary. 



Governor 
Secretary of State 
State Auditor 
Attorney General 
State Treasurer 



Under this new nianagfincul the work was not permilt 
the completion and furnishing of the liuilding were let, and o 
1909, Dr. Ben L. l>runer, Secretary of State, moved into and f 
ai>artments in the northwest portion of the building. The oth 
followed, and by the 1st of Dcccml;er every department was c 
new quarters, and on the Tue.sday after the first Monday in Ja 
session of the Kentucky l^egislaturc to be held in the new Capi 

The building is one of the handsomest, if not the m 
United States, contains two hundred and seventy-four rooms a 
something of which every Kentuckian can be proud. 



ed to lag, contracts for 
n tiie -iHth of July, 
ormally occupied his 
er State oificials soon 
omfortably located in 
unary, 1910, the first 
tol was convened, 
ost handsome, in the 
nd apartments, and is 



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■j^NTERING the grounds at Todd street is an avenue 360 feet wide, with a beauti- 
es ful grass plot in the center, while macadam driveways and concrete walks run 
along each side. At the distance of 400 foot State street (the new thorough- 
fare whicli has been opened througli tlie grounds from Shelby to Logan stieet ) is 
reached, and here the drive and walkways reach out on cither hand to the ea.<t and 
west entrances and also extend clear around the building. The gmunds have been 
han<lsoinely graded, slope away gracefully from tiic front of the liuilding and sides of 
the approach, and in their sununer dress of blue gra.ss are beautiful indeed. 



tUlic i\ppi-uacl| 



l\ T.ONG the south side of State street there extends a wall of ruble ma.sonry, from 
C Logan street on the east and from Shelby street on the west, which end, upon 
reaching the avenue, in a crescent-shaped cut stone terminal, curving inward to- 
ward the driveways. Between the driveways .springs a terrace, the front -of which 
is covered by a tligh'; of Ki granite steps, laid in two (lights of 4 and 12 steps re.-<pec- 
tively, at the ends of which are stone balustrades, termiiuiting at the bottom iu 
jiancled effect, reaching out toward the driveways, and in conjunction with the walls 
above mentioned, giving the appearance of a gateway entrance upon either side, 
while at the foot of the stairwav and along the wing walls are wide concrete walks. 




THE STATE LIBRAIIV— LAW DEl'AKT.MENT. 



Asceiuling the stairway a plaza 30x72 feet is reached, the oval ends of which 
are inclosed in cut stone l)alustra<le and tlie space paved with vitrified brick and con- 
crete laid in form, with concrete border. Reaching across the south side of this 
plaza is another cut-stone balustrade, with openings at either end, protected by lieavy 
buttresses, through which there is another ascent of 8 steps of granite. This brings 
one into an inclosure 69x196 feet, bounded on either hand by a stone balustrade, 
8 feet in height, along the sides of which are ramptes, or walkways, of vitrified brick, 
laid in form, 8 feet 4 inches wide, with a concrete border 2 feet 4 inclies in width. 
These walks are united at the ends of the inclosure, bounding on all four sides what 
is called a Tapis Vert (carpet of green) or beautiful grass plot. 

These ramptes terminate at a .second cut stone balu.strade on tiie south, reacli- 
ing acro.ss from east to west, witli openings at the ends to admit still other tliglits of 
6 granite steps, which reach the Belvidere — an inclosure at the foot of the terrace 
steps, beautifully paved with brick and concrete, with a fountain space in the center, 
and openings in the balu.strade on either side to admit concrete walks coming in from 
the east and west ends of the building. 

To look down upon the approach from the windows of the Imilding it has tlie 
appearance of an innnense Persian rug sjiread out at the foot of the terrace steps 
witli streamers stretching away to terminate in tasselated effect. It will liave to be 
seen from a point of vantage for its beauties to be fully appreciated. 



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HE face-work of the building is constructed of Oolitic limestone from Bedford, 
Indiana, with a Vermont granite base, and re.sts upon a concrete foundation as 



.<oli(l a^; the everlastiiii;- liill.-^. It is surrouiulod by an architectural stone terrace, with 
concrete Hoor covered with vitrilied hriek. The outer walls of the huildiuii are or- 
namented with seventy Jonic coUunns — tiiirty-two on tiie IVont, four on either end 
and thirty on tiie I'ack. All of them are monoliths, twenty-seven feet ten inches 
tall and weii;h ahoul eijihteen tons each. 



^Itc Pc^ilu^^t 



(M^'EIv the nni-lh t'ulrance is I'icldy scnlptured. and adds greatly tn tin- apiieai^ance 
of the Iniildiuii,. The heroic lin'ure in the centre represcuts Kentucky, stand- 
in.ij; in front of a chair of state. Her immediate attendants are Progress, who is seen 
kneeliuL:: at iier feet, [lushiufi; a winded wheel; History, on the ri.nht, is recordinij the 
events of the richly peopled past; Plenty stands in the left background witii a, cornuco- 
pia overllowiug with fruit and grain. Art is re|)re.<ented on the right by a female 
figure with palette and brush in lier hand; Labor, in the rear facing Art, by a male 
figure stri])])ed to the waist and grasping a hannner. An agricultural aspect is intro- 
duced l)y groups of cattle and horses, with male and female figures wreatiiing the 
picture creatures as in fe-tal array. The idea of the statute is ])oi'trayed in tiie two 
ends of the Pediment liy its groui)ing. and its indivisibility and stability are shown in 
the Stale seal, whicii is indicated at the left end l)y a group of two figin-es tying 
fascets, isignifying sti'cngth and unity. At tiie other end is an hn'iau group of two 

figures, .suggestive of pioneer days, crouclnng with fear and watching the approach 

of civilization. 




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THE PKDIMENT 




TliK .MAIN CUUltlDUlt. 



The r'o:linicnt was designed by Chas. Henry Niehaus, of New York, who had 
tlio eoiitract, and received $40,01)0 for its execution. He employed an Austrian 
sculiitnr hy the name of Peter Rossak to do the work. 



^xitranrcs 



^HEKE arc three cnlrancc- (n the Imildin';-. <inc faciii':; the cast and one at the 
wc<l. wiiilc {\\r |M'iiui|ial ('ikits I:icc the iKirlh. In a])]ir()aching these hitter 
■'roni tl:e city it is necessary lo ascend a thj;ht of "i-t steps, in rests of 8 steps eacli, 
to reach the terrace lioor. The .steps are of (lenrgia granite and the terrace iioor 
is of concrete (■o\-eri'd witli vitrified hrick (the reasons for the Latter l>eing that it is 
a nuiri' secure footing in winter and does not rellect h'j,iit and heat in summer), 
win'le the o stei)S from the terrace to the doors are of granite. At the east entrance the 
terrace is reached hy a few steps from the driveway, t)ut at the west entrance there 
are two Ihghts of 21 steps of granite each — one ascending from the nortli and the 
otiier fi'om the south. The outer vestibules are of Bedford limestone, but the interior 
walls are of Georgia and the floors of Tennessee marble. On either side of the north 
entrance to the rotunda there is a bronze tabled — the one on the west bearing 
the names of the Commissioners who had charge of the earlier stages of the erection 
of the building, and the one on the east bearing the names of the Commissioners 
who conipleteil it. On the left of the entrance is temporarily placed a handsome 
lironze luist of President Idncoln, mounted upon a beautiful marble i)edestal. the gift 
to the State of Jle.ssrs. I^ernheim Prothers, of Louisville. 



®Iic panic 

^JS A clo.^e copy of the dome of the Hotel dos Invalidcs, in Paris. Fi:iii(i\ and in 
^ tlie centre of the rotunda is a circle representing the po^ilinn nl' ilic icd l'"in- 
nish marble sarcophagus containing tile ashes of the great NapDlcnn Tlic tlnni' nf 
the rotunda is composed of several kinds of marlile — Liglit Italin. hlue and pink 
'rennessee and A'erde Antique — while tlu^ walls are (if (ieorgia marlile. I'pdU ihelnpof 
the dome tlicre is a lantern containing four large Ti.OOO caiulle jiower arc liglils, while 
the inlcridr (if the dome is liidited hv SOD incaude-cent liulbs — 12t) in the eye. 120 
relicclcd lights at the head of the pil:i-lci\-. I'JIt iipun llic w'llls of the liidccniy. :■, 
line (if :!"2ll amnnd the cornice and I2n in tiic pcndaiils mi the walls at the sccuiul 
ll(i(ir. When all arc liurning the elfect is magiiiliccnt. 

(The ^iurnlit ^'tatutc 

-^| X the center of the rdluiida. iiudci' the d(inic. iipim a ma.-.-ixc pedestal of green 
■^'Sei'penliiie .Marble, from Ivistdii. I'eiinsyUania, rests a magniru-eiil bmn/.e statue of 

Abraiiani Lincoln, the martyred President, and gri'alest of all Kentucky's gifted sons. 

It is (if lieroic size, 14 feet frdin base (if peilastal to tup of statue, and is the work of 

the accoinpHshed sculptor. Mr. A. A. W'eimiiaii. of New York, pupil of Augustus St. 

(iaudcns author of the celebrated l.iiieohi >tatue whieii stands in Lincoln Park, Chi- 




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caso. This \Yas jiresenteil to the State l)y Mr. J. B. Speed, of Louisville, at a cost of 
ncavl)' .$40, ()()(), and is ijroiioiuieed by expeils to be more perfect than the Ciiicago 
stalue. 

(Eorrihors, Stairtnaus aub Natie 

'TjTOR eleoaiice of finish these features are surpassed by no State Capitol and are 
C: ! equalled by few. The Hooi's of the corridors are of Tennessee niarl)le, trim- 
med with Verde Antique and Lioht Italio marble, the wainscoting and pihusters are 
nf (ieorgia marble, while the walls arc covced with canvas. ])ainted l)urnt orange, 
and the stairways are of Georgia marble. The nave is beautiful indeed, being gener- 
ous in length and l)readth, and is oranmented with thirty-six magniticent mono- 
litic cohunns of ^^ermont granite. sui>poi'ting massive cornices. These cohnnn.s are 
■Ji; tVt'l tall, weigh ten ton.s, and co.st — base, shaft and capital — $1, 1)68. 00 each. 

jiEural |Jahtthu^5 

TT" IIE lunettes of the nave are ornamented with handsome oil paintings, which are 

exceedingly interesting, and treat of early events in the history of Kentucky. 

The subject of that in the east wing is "Boone and Companions taking their First 

View of the beautiful level of Kentucky" — an event which transpired from the top of 



I'iliil KiHili. near JJeroa in Madison cmnily. Iml the artist has i>lacc<l the li^nrcs 
in I'l-dnt (if llie ISdonc UKinunicnt in tlie Fraiikt'nil < cmctcry. and has tlicni Iciokiirj 
|n\\-ir(l~ ilic iK'w Slate ("aiiilnl. uivinii; it a Im-al culdi- pleasing to the residciil,- ni iIk 
('apital city. 

Tile pieture in the we-t liiiiclle tells the stury of tlie "Treaty of Wataga." 
win'ch was eoneluded near Fort Wataga. Tennessee, in I 77.'). By its terms the Over- 
liill Trihe of the Clierokee Indians, throngh tiicir chief Ocon-os-to-to. or Dragging 
Canoe, sold to Oaniel I'oone for the Transylvania Land Coniiiany, the hnids tliat they 
ciainied in Kentucky for £10,000, or alxinl Jfd.S.OOO. The Indi'ans elainie<l the terri- 
tory extending from tlie Cumlierland river on the west to the Cumlierland mountains 
aixl Kentucky river on the east, and from the Ohio river soi th. The Trau.sylvania 
(Beyond the Forest) Land Coniiiany was a corporation composed of North Carolina 
cajiitalists, headed by Judge, or Colonel, LJichard Henderson, who propo.sed to exploit 
I III' lands in Kentucky. After the treaty was eoiicludt'd ( )coii-os-to-to told the wliili' 
men that they had purchased an exceedingly lieautiful country, but it w'as a Dark 
and l>loody (!rouii(L and they would have tronlile in maintaining it — tlie origin of 
tlie term "Dai'k and fUoody (iround,"' as a]>plied to Kentucky. As the Cherokees 
well' a Southern tribe, whose home was in Alabama and (leorgia, which had been 
endeavoring for years to liold the territory against the Sliawnees, Miainis and Miu- 
gos, of the North, it is supposed that he .spoke from ample ex])erience. 

Ciiliiuel. or Judge, Henderson called a meeting of the "Proprietors of the 
Traiisvl\-aiiia District," as the I>and Company was called, at Boonesborough, and that 
iir'j,aiiizatinn estal.ilished a code of nine laws fi.r the gdx'eriiment of the territory, 
vvhicli soon became onerous to the .settlers, and they ajiiiealed to the \'irginia Legis- 
lature, through Col. (ieorge Rogers Clark, for relief. The Legislature refused to rec- 




.SENATE LllA.Ml'.Ki;. 




HALL OF HiilSE OF HKFUESKNTAi i VJOS. 



ognize the sale by the Indians to Henderson and his associates, claiming that this 
territory was previously ceded to the English Crown by the Six Nations, and was in- 
cluded in the charter granted to the colony of A'irgiuia; but ratlicr than deprive 
the Transylvania i)eople of any benefit they might <h'ri\e from the money they had 
paid the Cherokees, the Legislature gave to them 20(1, (M)(l acres of land — whatisknown 
in A\'estern Kentucky as the ''Henderson grant" — beginning at the mouth of 
(ireen river, following its meanders up the stream for twenty miles and extending 
eight miles east and west from the river. Colonel, or Judge Henderson afterwards 
settled upon part of this grant, and it was in his honor that the city and county of 
Henderson were named. His relations still reside there, and today are among the 
most prominent citizens of that section. 

These pictures were executed by T. Gill ert White, of Grand Rapids, Michi- 
gan, in Paris, France, at an expense to the Stale of .$7,000. 



®I|e (Dffircs 



ItJ PON the first floor are located file rooms and the offices of the Departments of 
^ Agriculture, Insurance, Land, Board of Control, Education, Adjutant General, 
Railroad and Prison {!onnnissioners and Custodian, as well as the rooms of the His- 
torical Society and Ladies' Reception. All these apartments, cxce]it Education 
(which is linisheil in iiiali(.)gany) , are finished in oak and furnished with the same. 
On the second floor are the executive ollices, viz: Governor's, Secretary of 
■itate, Auditor, Attorney General and Treasurer, the walls of all of which are hung 



with velvet iiiid handsomely funiisheil in niah(>,<j;any. On this tluor are also the otiiee 
of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, the Court Itodin, Board Room. Law l.ilirary, 
Judge's Consultation and private chamhers and Slate Iieee])tion Room. 

The third .story is devoted mainly to the halls of le<>islation, eloak. eommittee 
and retiring room,s, though the Miseellaneous Liljrary, Library Commi.s.sion, State In- 
spector and E.xaminer, Court Reijorter, Conimi.-^sioner of Banking and Superintend- 
ent of Puhlie Printing have quartei--' ui)()n this Hoor. 



^tate Jxccepttoit J\oout 



'7|r I-nS is one of the most beautiful apartments in the building, the design being of 
the Louis XIV period, and resembles very nnieh the Public Reception Room of 
Queen Ahuie Antoinette, in the Palace at Versailles, France. 

It is iiandsomely furnished with hand-carved Circa.ssian Walnut, the walls are 
decorated with hand-painted cartoons of the (iobelin Tajjcstry and the hard-wood floor 
covered witli a rug of the French Fllane (juality. manufactured especially for the [lur- 
pose. This loom represents an expense of $!l,;l()(l — the furnitin-e and window Mang- 
ings co.'^ting ifo.OOO. the wall decorations !f2.r)()() and the carpet $L«UO. This latter 
was woven in .\ustria, the work riMiuiring four months" time, and it is 
so heavy that the loom was Ijroken three times. It is 16x54 feet and weighs 1,027 
pounds, is said to be the large.'^t specially designed rug ever woven, and tlie most 
splendid specimen of the Louis XIV period extant in the LTnited States. 




THE STATK JIKCEl'TKIN liUOJI 




( llAMIU^l; 111 rill K 1 111' Al'l'KALS. 



In its uiarmfacture it wos net-cssary to cut Ijy hand sixty-fdur kiidl-; Id lli ■ 
square incii of its surface, and as it covers something like 12r),0UU square niches, an 
idea can be formed of tlie tedious nature of the work. 

The furniture was manufactured in this country, the carving being executed 
by foreign workmen, liowever, some of them still wearing the wooden shoe of Swit-^- 
erhmd. The uncut velvet with which it is upholstered was manufactured at one of 
the Convents of St. Cloud, France, and cost the contractor Jflo.50 per yard. The 
liandsome center table, which attracts so nuich attention, as an individual cost ^] .- 
100 — its top of Breche A'iolette. an Italian marble, having been selected to harmon- 
ize with the wall trinnniugs, which are Scagliola, made in iuiitatiou of the Italian 
Pavonazzo marble. 

dinurt ^f\omn 

7)7 II l'> chamber of the Court of Appeals is indeed hand.some, perhaiis more sd than 
any other court riMim in the United States. The walls aic paneled in sdiid 
Ilduduras mahogany, the ceiling is Dutch metal loaf laqnered to represent "old 
l)rouze," iianeled, with egg and dart mould effect, and the furniture of mahogany, 
upholstered in olive green leather. Tlie light fixtures are of brush brass, satin fin- 
ish, and are exceedingly beautiful. This room represents an e.xpense of something 
like $14,000. 



Olmtsultalimt l\aom 

2^T the north-east angle of the building, on the second floor, and connected with 
C the Court liooni. by means of the "Robing Room." is located the Consulta- 
tion Room, in wiiich the Judges of the Court of Appeals do the Indk of their work. 
It is elegantly furnished in mahogany, chairs and davenports upholstered in 
leather, and uj)on its walls are portraits of niany of the distinguished jurists who 
have occupied the bench of Kentucky's court of last resort. 



'^cgtslatitic i-ialls 



'HT HE chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives are both finished with 
Scagliola, the former in imitation of the Sienna and the latter the Xumidian 
marble. The furniture is mahogany of the richest and most substantial character, 
leather upholstering, and the retiring and reception rooms are equally as comfort- 
ably and luxuriously fitted up. Each member is supplied with a roll-top mahogany 
desk, with individual electric light, and call button for the purpose of summoning 
a page. 

^ctsetitent anh J[nurtl] Ji[ioor 

'^( N the ba.sement and upon the fourth or gallery floor there are numerous file and 
(r storage rooms, where the old books and papers can be safely deposited for a 




THE EAST END OF STAIK HALL. 




TUE HlSTUiaCAL KUUMS. 



hundred j'ea.rs to come. Upon these floors have been placed the heating and venti- 
lating machinerj', and the ajDpliances for washing the air before it is forced into 
the building. 



Polvtcr ^mtse 



■JjTRO^I which the heat, light and water supply is obtained, is located below the 
CrI brow of the hill at the eastern edge of the grounds, upon the line of the Law- 
renceburg turnpike, on the Kentucky river, and is connected with the building 
by a tunnel six and a half by five by nine hundred feet. It is supplied with the lat- 
est and most improved machinery for furnishing light and heat and appliances for 
pumping, refrigerating and filtering water, and for vacuum cleaning. This plant cost 
$90,000. 



^istnrical ^ooius 



^ T THE south-west angle of the first floor are' located the apartments of the His- 
(j torical Society, where are displayed the ])ortTaits of all Init four Governors of 

the State as well as of Boone, Kenton and other distinguished Kentuckians, articles 
of historical interest, old manuscripts, etc. Here hour.s can be profitably .spent, in 
comfort and with pleasure. 



iFtIc l\onm of Serrctaru of State 

^ T THE nortli-west angle of the building is located on the first tloor a room in 
■^ which much can be learned of the early liistory of Kentucky, for here are on 
lilc liie executive pajiers of every (iovernor, from Isaac Shelliy to (iov. .McCreary, the 
bound volumes of the enrolled bills passed by the Legislatures from that of 1792 
down to date, the executive journals of every Governor from the first to the present, 
and such historic documents as the resolutions of '98. It is alone interesting to see 
the signatures of the earlier (Joveruors and the s]ilendid peiunanship of the days of 
Cjuill pens and handmade pa])er. 



CLop of \i}t ^ontr 



V)! REACH the lantern on top of the dome is rather a dangerous tasi<, Tiie clc- 
vator is taken to the fourth tloor, a ilight of steps carries you to the s<iuare of 
the dome, where you enter a shaft four feet six inches in diameter and wind around 
a spiral Hight of seventy-eight .steps, next ascend straight up a ladder of fifty rungs, 
and then crawl through a small opening in the Hoor of the lantern. The view is 
splendid, but the heiglit too dizzy for the average person. 



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UK'S you have seen the very many beautiful features of Kentucky's new ('a])i- 
tol you will be ready to exclaim with the hosts who have preceded you. "The 
lalf has not been told." 



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I'lilVATE UFFIt'E OF SKCKKTAIiY OF STATE— FI ItSl' ArAKTMEiNT U(ClirjEl> IN THE Iii;nani\<; 



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Y|| HE Legislature of 1912 Imping ;iiipnii>vi:!l(Ml $7r).0l)0 for the erection of a new 
home for tlie (ioveriior of Kentucky, (he ('apitol ('onimission lias purchased tlie 
property of Hon. L. F. Johnson, at the ea-itern edge of the Capilol grounds, and l)efore 
many months a iiandsome Executive Mansion will stand upon a knoll oveilodkiug tiie 
winding Kentucky river to the north and soutJi, and looking out ni)on the splendid 
scenery across tlie river to the east while from its front will sirelch away to the wc^st 
the beautiful Capitol (Jrounds. 

The foundation will be of brick, slduc and concrete, while the walls will be of 
brick, faced with stone, and the building will be SO by KiO fi>et, three stories in 
height, wilii amjile l)asemciit. I'^aciiig tlic west there will be a handsome main 
entrance protected by mi elegant ])ortico, su]ipo)1ed by massive eohmnis, while at the 
south end of the building there will be anolber, or private entrance. 

A]iproaching from llie «-esl one i-nlers a wide entrance hall, which runs lialf 
through the building, wliere it meets the main hall, rmrning north and .^oulh, and 
from the union of the two ri.ses the main stairway of the building. 

In the lia.semcnt will be located the kitchen, laundry, storage rooms, etc., and 
the builftmg will be sup|>lied with water, light, heat and vacuum cleaning service from 
llie Power Plant of the Gaiiitol. 

On the hrst floor will be located, to the left of the main eidrance, a large draw- 
ing room, ball room and banquet hall; on the right, updu entering, will be found 
a large reception room, dining room and waiting room : while to the south there is the 



]iii\nt(.' i)IIici' (if tile (iovci'iinr and small recciitinii and \vaitiui>, rooms. The latter mav 
also 1)6 roachud from tlu' south or inivate entraiu-c. 'i'lic second tloor is devoted to Ited- 
rooms, baths, toilet and storage rooms, while on tlie third tloor are located bed-rooms 
and .servant's apartments. The house is to cost about $(("i.(>0(), while $:),.')()(.) will l)e 
e.\])ended for furnisliin.us. 

The building was designed by Me.s.srs. C. C. & E. A. AVelier, architects, of Fort 
Thomas, Ky., and the accompanying illu.stration shows that they are gentlemen of 
ta-ste and skill. 





THE NEW EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



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I-'rankfort. Ky. 



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